Table 2. Means (and standard deviations) of n-back performance for the control (n = 41) and the stress groups (n = 45).

	Load	Distracter type	Control	Stress
RT
	2-back
		No distracter	690 (207)	821 (315)
		Neutral	802 (257)	841 (262)
		Negative	748 (228)	818 (271)
	3-back
		No distracter	803 (210)	942 (348)
		Neutral	885 (278)	1005 (350)
		Negative	875 (295)	1030 (361)
Accuracy (%)
	2-back
		No distracter	87 (15)	87 (16)
		Neutral	83 (16)	81 (17)
		Negative	79 (18)	77 (21)
	3-back
		No distracter	73 (20)	71 (17)
		Neutral	71 (22)	71 (22)
		Negative	72 (21)	67 (19)